diff --git a/bake/bake.go b/bake/bake.go
index 3bd26f26..cc140da5 100644
--- a/bake/bake.go
+++ b/bake/bake.go
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ type Target struct {
 	Outputs          []string          `json:"output,omitempty" hcl:"output,optional"`
 	Pull             *bool             `json:"pull,omitempty" hcl:"pull,optional"`
 	NoCache          *bool             `json:"no-cache,omitempty" hcl:"no-cache,optional"`
-	NetworkMode      *string           `json:"network,omitempty" hcl:"network,optional"`
+	NetworkMode      *string
 
 	// IMPORTANT: if you add more fields here, do not forget to update newOverrides and README.
 }
diff --git a/bake/hcl_test.go b/bake/hcl_test.go
index 53d25cdc..892f6bdd 100644
--- a/bake/hcl_test.go
+++ b/bake/hcl_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ func TestHCLBasic(t *testing.T) {
 
 		target "webapp-plus" {
 			inherits = ["webapp", "cross"]
-			network = "host"
 			args = {
 				IAMCROSS = "true"
 			}
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ func TestHCLBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, c.Targets[3].Name, "webapp-plus")
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(c.Targets[3].Args))
 	require.Equal(t, map[string]string{"IAMCROSS": "true"}, c.Targets[3].Args)
-	require.Equal(t, "host", *c.Targets[3].NetworkMode)
 }
 
 func TestHCLBasicInJSON(t *testing.T) {
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@ func TestHCLBasicInJSON(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				"webapp-plus": {
 					"inherits": ["webapp", "cross"],
-					"network": "host",
 					"args": {
 						"IAMCROSS": "true"
 					}
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@ func TestHCLBasicInJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, c.Targets[3].Name, "webapp-plus")
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(c.Targets[3].Args))
 	require.Equal(t, map[string]string{"IAMCROSS": "true"}, c.Targets[3].Args)
-	require.Equal(t, "host", *c.Targets[3].NetworkMode)
 }
 
 func TestHCLWithFunctions(t *testing.T) {